Talk:Astor Library Building

Astor Library Building is currently an Art and architecture good article nominee. Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 19:19, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

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Text or other creative content from this version of The Public Theater was copied or moved into Draft:Astor Library Building with this edit on 5 May 2026. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists.

A fact from Astor Library Building appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 26 June 2026 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that library patrons in the 1880s needed to obtain a letter of recommendation to access the Astor Library Building's shelves?

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The result was: promoted by Dclemens1971 (talk) 02:37, 17 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

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The Astor Library Building

... that a New York City library building (pictured) hosts several theatrical stages? Source: Gray, Christopher (February 10, 2002). "Streetscapes/The Old Astor Library, Now the Joseph Papp Public Theater; Once It Held Many Pages; Now It Has Many Stages". The New York Times.
- ALT1: ... that a New York City library building (pictured) later became a clubhouse, a shelter, and a theater? Source: "77th Division to Have Own Clubhouse Here". New-York Tribune. March 23, 1919. p. 12. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/10/realestate/streetscapes-old-astor-library-now-joseph-papp-public-theater-once-it-held-many.html Gray, Christopher (February 10, 2002). "Streetscapes/The Old Astor Library, Now the Joseph Papp Public Theater; Once It Held Many Pages; Now It Has Many Stages". The New York Times.]
- ALT2: ... that at one point, the US Army put hundreds of beds in a New York City library building (pictured)? Source: "77th Division to Have Own Clubhouse Here". New-York Tribune. March 23, 1919. p. 12. https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/10/realestate/streetscapes-old-astor-library-now-joseph-papp-public-theater-once-it-held-many.html Gray, Christopher (February 10, 2002). "Streetscapes/The Old Astor Library, Now the Joseph Papp Public Theater; Once It Held Many Pages; Now It Has Many Stages". The New York Times.]
- ALT3: ... that in the 1880s, Astor Library patrons needed to get a letter of recommendation to get into the Astor Library Building's (pictured) shelves? Source: "Alcove Study in the Astor Library". New-York Tribune. March 22, 1883. p. 3
- ALT4: ... that because the Astor Library Building (pictured) originally closed by sundown, its trustees recommended that patrons use other libraries? Source: '"To Remain Closed at night.; the Trustees of the Astor Library Finally Reach a Decision". The New York Times.
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Moved to mainspace by Epicgenius (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 797 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 14:09, 21 May 2026 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article is new enough, long enough. Hook facts are interesting; preference for ALT2 and ALT3. Image is of sufficient quality for DYK, free license. Copyvio tool spots only proper nouns... no close paraphrasing found. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:04, 26 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

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